4.02 avg rating — 1,440,247 ratings

"Who hasn't heard of the man or has not heard of a vampire? If you haven't read...READ IT!"

3.89 avg rating — 1,808,968 ratings

"I encourage this specific edition or the Norton because they reproduce the first editions of Mary Shelley's original work without her husband intervening!"

3.19 avg rating — 41,177 ratings

"Ever wonder where Gothic got its name from? or where the modern goths and just about every horror film started? A great way to start is with this short novella, which is considered the first Gothic work!
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3.34 avg rating — 290 ratings

"It, like Vathek, is based on Oriental tales. However, it'll make you laugh your butts off! Yes! A book which makes you laugh like nuts! Horace Walpole, you humor us so!"

4.29 avg rating — 4,711,074 ratings

"As much as this book is boring, it is a seminal text due to its description of 18th century morals and blah blah blah. But if you don't read it, I think a lot of the other literature of the period seems lame. :D so bear with one to enjoy the rest! Haza!"

3.90 avg rating — 1,993,176 ratings

"If this book is not on this list already it should be! It's a fantastic novel with Romantic notions merged with the often conflicted and weakened Victorian construction of the refined world. Basically east meets west and a lot of interracial relationship going on in this novel! What's not to love?!"

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 760,851 ratings

"The master of debates in choice and a whole new set of language this book from its conception was bound to be a success!"

3.80 avg rating — 864,950 ratings

"C'mon Pip!"

4.31 avg rating — 837,809 ratings

"Yeah, you know, we read it as a kid."

4.13 avg rating — 1,826,679 ratings

"A man looking into a picture and what does he see? A new self! Yeah so become immortal when reading this book, but beware the consequences..."

3.97 avg rating — 1,271,341 ratings

"Let's go beyond 3-d!"

4.06 avg rating — 603,076 ratings

"Okay so both of these books are not the most sensical...wait...what? yes. They make no cents whatsoever. So when you read them.........mak......e....s......u....r....e.......y.....o...u.......d.....o.....n....t........r...e....a..........d.....t....o...o.........c.........l........o......s..e.................."

3.52 avg rating — 236,089 ratings

"Drunken men, filthy sailors, bad tailors, cut-off stories, people killed, epic romance, c'mon man what do you want? ok, ok and a beauty and the beast story too...geez."

3.85 avg rating — 179,867 ratings

"In reality, it's probably going to be the only epic you'll ever read and thank God there's a cannon involved!"

3.58 avg rating — 17,228 ratings

"Though it's less studied than Paradise Lost and not given as much credit as Hamlet is a tragedy, the Faerie Queene is perhaps the best of them! It also uses Clockwork-Orangian language. If you are looking for a quick read then obviously you will need to pick up this poetic gem another time!"

3.85 avg rating — 32,585 ratings

"I would make this a priority for anyone wishing to know anything about the 1790s. This book though it has censored for centuries has now been given its proper form and returns to the shelves! Wanna know more? It was a best-seller in 1796! So what are you waiting for? This is the novel you've been looking for!"

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 70,212 ratings

"At some cross-point in one's life I'm sure you envisioned marrying your mother and killing your father. If that's you then this explains a lot. If not...well...ask Freud what he thinks about that."

3.24 avg rating — 7,224 ratings

"Man this is such a great book, short too, and it's a fascinating tale about a Caliph. Don't know what I'm talking about? This novel will show you the dark side of the force!"

3.30 avg rating — 6,345 ratings

"Despite all the hub-bub about sentimentality, I think Sterne's should be the official book on sentimentalism. Sorry MacKenzie, better luck next time!
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3.61 avg rating — 2,611 ratings

"Have you ever thought to yourself: dude can you imagine if that guy was a chick? Well guess what? The Monk has his turned upside down in a sex-change in this 19th century response to one of the greatest works of all time: the Monk."

3.42 avg rating — 16,857 ratings

"Didn't you ever wonder if the Gothic style could ever change? In this novel the Explained Gothic takes its full effect."

3.39 avg rating — 8,517 ratings

"Don't try and finish it, but Clarissa is an epic worth trying to read!!!"